Rake



Jan-1 6, 1923;

B. E. LEAS.

RAKE. FILED MAR. 29, 1922.

llVl/E/VTOR .13 ZZZ/490,3 By M A TTORNEYS 4 Patented Jan. 16, 1923.

, BERT ELWOOD LEAS, OF LUVERNE, MINNESOTA.

Application filed March 29,1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LBERT E. LEAS, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Luverne, in the county of Rock and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and Improved Rake, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a rake, and aims to provide certain new and useful improvements in connection with a device of this character, and more particularly over the structure disclosed in my prior application Serial #512006 filed November 12, 1921.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a rake including a handle and head,

' said head being capable of being manipunominal figure, and

lated with respect to the handle so that the leaves, etc. clinging to the teeth of the head: may readily be stripped therefrom with a minimum of exertion on the part of the operator.

A further object of this invention is that of constructing a device of the character stated, the parts of which will automatically return to their normal position after the operation aforementioned has been accom plished.

A further object of this invention is that of providing a rake of the type described which may be manufactured at a relatively Still further objects of this invention will become apparent in the annexed specification taken in connection with the drawings which latter illustrate a practical embodiment of the same, and in which:

Figure 1 is a face view of a rake embodying my improved construction.

Figure 2 is a sectional side view of the same taken along the line 2-2 and: in the direction of the arrow indicated in Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 33 and in the direction of the arrow illustrated in Figure 2.

It will be seen in these views that the ref erence numeral indicates the handle of the rake, to which the head is attached, this head including in the embodiment illustrated a body 6 with which teeth 7 are associated.

Secured to the body 6 are any suitable number of disks which in the embodiment illustrated include a flanged body portion 8. A cover 9 is attached to the body 8 and moves with the same, and by virtue of the RAKE. p j 43.51;

Serial No. 547,773.

fact that this cover extends beyond the flange 10 forming a part of the body 8 it will be seen that a groove is presented in the edge of each of the disks.

The handle 5 has attached to it a plurality of bands 11 corresponding in number to the number of disks provided, and each of these bands has its body resting within the groove provided in the disk, and ride within the same. Further, it will be noted that the flange 10 is interrupted as at 12, and an inwardly extending portion 13 forming a part of the band 11 rides within the space provided by this interrupted portion, it being thus noted that the movement between the head and handle are limited. Also a spring 1d has one of its ends attached to the body 8 at a point preferably within the flange 10 of the same, and the opposite end of this spring includes the band 11.

In operation it will be understood that the parts are normally in the position indicated in full lines, and a movement of the head with respect to the handle is precluded when the same is being dragged rearwardly (as in the normal operation of rakes) incident to the fact that the projecting portions 13 of the band 11 includes the upper end of the flange 10, these parts thus acting as a stop.

However, assuming that the handle ispushed forward with a view of stripping the accumulated dbris from the teeth thereof, it will be appreciated that the head will rock with respect to the handle and the parts will assume the position indicated in dotted lines in Figure 2. Thus the teeth of the rake will almost lie parallel to the surface over which they are being moved, and it will be obvious that the material will be stripped from these teeth incident to this positioning of the parts. Further upon the rake being again drawn rearwardly it will be obvious that all of the parts will again assume their normal position, or in the event that the head 10 is raised from the ground, the spring 14 will serve to effect this return of the parts.

Thus all of the objects of this invention have been accomplished and it will further be understood'that numerous modifications of structure might readily be resorted to without in the least departing from the scope of my claims, which are;

1. A rake including a head and a handle,

bands secured to said handle, disks presenting grooved edge portions attached to said head, said bands slldably restlng within said grooves.

2. A rake including a head and a handle,

bands secured to said handle, disks presenting grooved edge portions attached to said head, said bands slidably resting within said grooves, and means associated with said disks and bands for normally retaining the head in fixed position with respect to said handle. 7

8. A rake including a head and a handle, bands secured to said handle, disks presenting grooved edge portions attached to said head, said bands slidably resting within said grooves, and means providing a stop for limiting the movement of the head with respect to the handle.

4. A rake including a head and a handle, bands secured to said handle, disks presenting grooved edge portions attached to said head, said hands slidably resting within said grooves, a flange secured to said disk and presenting an interrupted portion, and an extendedportion forming a part of said hand and lying within the interrupted portion of said flange.

5. A rake including'a head and a handle, bands secured to said handle, disks presenting grooved edge portions attached to said head, said bands slidably resting within said grooves, a flange secured to said disk and presenting an interrupted portion, an extended portion forming a part of said band and lying within the interrupted portion of said flange, and a spring having one oi its ends in engagement with said band its opposite end being secured to said disk.

BERT ELWOOD Lens. 

